Catherine, Called Birdy
By - Cushman, Karen
Floor
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Floor 3
Published
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Clarion Books, New York, ©1994
ISBN 10 - 0395681863
ISBN 13 - 9780395681862
Book Status
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1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject
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Civilization, Medieval
Shelf No
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4
Call Number
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813.54 CUS
Physical Description
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169 pages ; 24 cm
What follows will be my book -- the book of Catherine, called Little Bird or Birdy, daughter of Rollo and the lady Aislinn, sister to Thomas, Edward, and the abominable Robert. Begun this 19th day of September in the year of Our Lord 1290. Picked off twenty-nine fleas today. Catherine's mother wants to teach her the skills of the lady of the manor and to prepare her to be a gentle and patient wife. Her father wants only to see her married off, and profitably. Catherine herself hopes to become a painter, a Crusader, a maker of songs, a peddler, a minstrel, a monk, a wart charmer. Of all the possibilities, she has ruled out only one: being sold like a cheese to the highest bidder. Against a vivid background of everyday life on a medieval English manor, Catherine's earthy, spirited account of her fourteenth year is a richly entertaining story with an utterly unforgettable heroine. - Back cover